---

¡Viva viernes!     (Long live Friday! In other words, TGIF!)

La fecha es el ocho (8) de marzo del año dos mil veinticuatro. (The date is March 8, 2024.)

The song of the week is La Banda’s Panamá me tombé, a remake of a classic Creole song meaning “my hat fell off.” This Panamanian remake highlights Panama as a country, not a hat.

“Cuando a Panamá llegué, de ella me enamoré y ya nunca la olvidé” (When I arrived to Panama, I fell in love with her and now I will never forget her).

“Panamá me tombé” (My hat fell off).

“A Veraguas y a Chitré, a David y a Darién, detrás de ella yo me fui” (To Veraguas and to Chitré, to David and to Darién, I went after her),

“Aquí me quedo, ya nunca me iré” (I’m staying here, now I will never go).

¡Bailemos! (Let’s dance!) You can sing along to la letra (the lyrics).

¡Que tengas un viernes vibrante!     (May you have a lively Friday!)

L. A. Feliz

---